Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-26
NEBRASKA.

opened TO the public about Novemb n -.
Ben White received q resei we'd seat in the
Hastings jail for voting "early aud often"
The Missouri River packing house at Ne
braska City, started on Monday with a ca
pacity Of 2,0oo per day.
The press Of the state were considerably
s'cut" UP last week in announcing political
victories.
George Campbell, Of Nebraska City, was ar
rested charged with holding upa drunken
farmer named Written, a few nights ago, for
$500.
Last saturday evening the school house on
Fox creek In Lincoln county was destroyed
by fire. The school books belonging to teach
er and scholars were all destroyed by the fire.
1t is reported frop the neighborhood that 1t
was the work OF an incendiary.
A stupendous pair OF Texas steer horns are
on exhibition at a butcher shop In Ponca.
They measure four feet and one inch from tip
TO tip.
A bomb was found BY some messenger boys
la Omaha Tuesday. Contrary TO tue usual
material, It was found to lie encased in brass
instead OF the ordinary gaspipe.
The police OF Lincoln are taking up q SUB
scriPtion for the purchase OF cogy OF the
history Of the Chicago police. 1t won't be
healthy for the anarchists Of that city after
they have read IL.
The Lyons Mirror refectively notes that
Henderson and Tnurston staked q senator.
ship on the partisan judicial tickle. aud the
influence Of the Omaha Republican, and In
suires, "Where are they nowf"
Mrs. Hartley, wife OF a bridge builder at
Nebraska City, committed suicide by taking
morphine. Her sister had Informed her hus.
band that she was untrue to him which was
the cause Of her self destruction.
Among the public Improvements assured
for Nebraska City next year are a system OF
sewerage, a uniform grade, tie paving OF
Main street, and the fitting up Of the city
park with benches, fountain, band stand, etc.
The Norfolk News tells Of a church social
given at that place Tuesday evening, In which
a great number OF Anticipated relies were used.
Among others mentioned is that Of "roast pig
100 years old served on platter" Toughness
is shown no clemeIcy among Norfolk people.
n ldIkC III tubuubidblAS hicCtihS "a oiN
interested ia the proposed hospital move
ment at hastings was held at the Presby-
terrain church. Considerable preliminary
business was transacted, the most important
Of which was the selection Of a board Of trus-
tees.
Mr.. Vandorn, living eight miles northeast
OF Inman, had his house destroyed by Are
last Wednesday evening, with all it's contents,
including seventy bushels OF potatoes, butter
squash, etc, fer winter use, which he had In
the cellar. This Is a sad misfortune for the
aged couple, coming 80 close to winter, as
they lost all their bed clothing and wearing
apparel.
Quite q little sensation was caused In Ord
Saturday evening last by the arrest OF Frank
NJ. Niesly, q travelling salesman. Mr.. Boet-
gar had him arrested on the charge Of set
ting fire to the prairie near his farm in Mira
Valley. The fire ran into a grove Of trees
and a young orchard, destroying the latter
and also four acres Of the timber. The trial
was before Judge Laverty and resulted In &C
suittal.
On Thursday mornirg a Are broke out In
the postofacs buildiog at Bloomington. The
loss will amount to SIC, 600, with about 5000
insurance. The firms burned out were: A.
II. Mallick, drugs; j. T.. Smith, hardware,
postohice, newspaper Office; Hoyne 4 Moore,
tinware; G. A. Coe, dry goods and clothing
John Dewitt 81 Son, bank. The buildings
destroyed comprised the business portion Of
the town which escaped the confagration Of
last August.
The story comes from Nebraska City that
the Jail which Quinn Bohannan occupied So
long before his escape is kept just the same
as he left 1t, even to the straw stuffed dummy
ne left covered with a blanket. The hole
they took S~hellenberger on has been fixed
and the tree to which they hung him still
stands, but the dead bark has all been peeled
away by parties who wanted relics OF the
affair.
st. Edwards Is located on the left bank OF
the Beaver river, and on the Omaha, Niobrara
and Black Hills division OF the Union Pacific
railroad, in Boone county, Nebraska, about
thirty miles northwest of Columbus and a
little over 100 miles from Omaha. 1t has al
ready about 500 Inhabitants, a fine public
school, a Methodist, q Baptist and Presbyter-
Ian church, with a Catholic church under way,
q postonce, hotel, stores, shops, etc, an
efficient town government and society in
every way well organized.
A horrible accident occurred to q little
daughter Of Mr.. Randall at the Louisville
~quarries last week. by which she will DOUBT
less be O cripple for life. A number Of the
children had gone to the quarries for amuse.
ment and were playing with one OF the riprap
cars. They would push 1t up grade a short
distance and then Jump on and have a ride.
They pushed the car up q considerable dis
lance, and In rushing down the grade the
children got frightened and began jumping
Of. The unfortunate little girl had her dress
caught In some way and was thrown under
the wheels. Both legs were broken and she
was otherwise injured.
Washington dispatch, ID: In the supreme
court o decision has been rendered In the
case OF G. w. Wilkinson, treasurer of Dakota
county, Nebraska, against the society Of say
ings OF the city OF Cleveland. 1t is set forth
by the complainant that: /. The supreme
court Of the state was applied to for a man
damus to compel Treasurer Wilkinson to APP
ply sc, COO In his hands to the redemption OF
intaraat cnupoua which wara overdue Tho